Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of older people by category of frailty status in rural Shandong, China (n = 2346).
| Characteristics | All N (%) | Robust | Pre-Frailty | Frailty | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Total | 2346 (100) | 342 (15) | 1504 (64) | 500 (21) | |
| Gender | 0.090 | ||||
| Male | 820 (35) | 109 (32) | 550 (37) | 161 (32) | |
| Female | 1526 (65) | 233 (68) | 954 (63) | 339 (68) | |
| Age (years) | <0.001 | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 70.15 (6.05) | 68.19 (5.03) | 70.08 (6.00) | 71.70 (6.41) | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||||
| Illiteracy | 963 (41) | 117 (34) | 627 (42) | 219 (44) | |
| Junior school | 948 (40) | 136 (40) | 600 (40) | 212 (42) | |
| Senior school+ | 435 (19) | 89 (26) | 277 (18) | 69 (14) | |
| Occupation | <0.001 | ||||
| Unemployed | 1026 (44) | 99 (29) | 632 (42) | 295 (59) | |
| Farmers | 1320 (56) | 243 (71) | 872 (58) | 205 (41) | |
| Marital Status | 0.209 | ||||
| Married | 1737 (74) | 266 (78) | 1108 (74) | 363 (73) | |
| Other | 609 (26) | 76 (22) | 396 (26) | 137 (27) | |
| Household income/year | <0.001 | ||||
| <7 K | 787 (33) | 65 (19) | 513 (34) | 209 (42) | |
| 7–15 K | 657 (28) | 114 (33) | 404 (27) | 139 (28) | |
| >15 K | 902 (39) | 163 (48) | 587 (39) | 152 (30) | |
| Activity | <0.001 | ||||
| Moderate | 1166 (49) | 134 (39) | 697 (46) | 335(67) | |
| Vigorous | 1180 (51) | 208(61) | 807 (54) | 165 (33) | |
| Drinking | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 1708 (72) | 247 (72) | 1067 (71) | 394 (79) | |
| Ever | 178 (8) | 24 (7) | 122 (8) | 32 (6) | |
| Current | 460 (20) | 71 (21) | 315 (21) | 74 (15) | |
| Smoking | 0.506 | ||||
| None | 1652 (70) | 249 (73) | 1048 (70) | 355(71) | |
| Ever | 262 (11) | 41 (12) | 170 (11) | 51 (10) | |
| Current | 432 (19) | 52 (15) | 286 (19) | 94 (19) | |
| BMI | 0.671 | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 24.72 (4.05) | 24.62 (3.46) | 24.78 (4.08) | 24.63 (4.31) | |
| Self-reported Health Status | <0.001 | ||||
| Poor | 786 (33) | 53 (15) | 455 (30) | 278 (56) | |
| Medium | 740 (32) | 109 (32) | 499 (33) | 132 (26) | |
| Good | 820 (35) | 180 (53) | 550 (37) | 90 (18) | |
Notes: Senior school+: represents senior school and above.